Trypophobia causes people to become distressed at the sight of clusters of small holes – and crumpets are among the unlikely items to have reportedly stoked up the condition for those who suffer from it.

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But it is not officially recognised as a mental condition and is believed to have originated on reddit back in 2005, from where it has since spread and become a popular topic on social media.

There are groups on Facebook where trypophobic people can discuss what causes a reaction, and it was brought to mainstream attention when model Kendall Jenner said she was a sufferer.

Image:Crumpets are said to cause a reaction in some sufferers

She wrote on her website in 2016: “Anyone who knows me knows that I have really bad trypophobia. Trypophobics are afraid of tiny little holes that are in weird patterns.

“Things that could set me off are pancakes, honeycomb or lotus heads (the worst!). It sounds ridiculous but so many people actually have it! I can’t even look at little holes – it gives me the worst anxiety.